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Shubham Kumar wins SLAN 1st Below 1600 Rating Tournament 2023

by Shahid Ahmed - 17/09/2023

Shubham Kumar, Yashvi Jain, Sathwik D S S U, Vangala Prashanth and Gagan Sahu scored 8/9 each at SLAN 1st Below 1600 Rating Tournament 2023. Shubham won the tournament due to better tie-breaks. The remaining four were placed second to fifth. Except Prashanth, the remaining four were undefeated. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹1000000. The top three prizes were ₹100000, ₹60000 and ₹40000 along with a trophy each respectively. The tournament was organized by SLAN Sports from 25th to 27th August 2023 at Sri Kotla Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad, Telangana. This was Shubham's first tournament triumph of his career. Photos: Naveen Naik Jarupla/SLAN Sports

Top five score 8/9

Yashvi Jain and Shubham Kumar were the coleaders 7.5/8, heading into the final round. They drew their match against each other. Sathwik D S S U, Gagan Sahu, Vangala Prashanth defeated Satvik Andabatla, Mukesh Muthukumar and Arav Baid to finish with a score of 8/9. The five players were placed first to fifth according to tie-breaks. Yashvi became the sole finisher not only among top three but also top 30.

Champion - Shubham Kumar 8/9

Runner-up - Yashvi Jain 8/9

Second Runner-up - Sathwik D S S U 8/9

Top 3: 2nd Yashvi Jain 8/9, 1st Shubham Kumar 8/9 and 3rd Sathwik D S S U 8/9

Shubham Kumar scored an unbeaten 8/9 and gained 49.8 Elo rating points

Lighting of the lamp

The tournament flex

Players in action

The tournament hall at Sri Kotla Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad, Telangana

Thanks to the Tournament Director, Naveen Naik Jarupla, COO of SLAN Sports, for sharing the photos.

 

A total of 560 players took part from various states across the country, two from Canada and six from USA in this three-day nine-round Swiss League Below 1600 Rating tournament. The event was organized by SLAN Sports at Sri Kotla Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad, Telangana from 25th and 27th August 2023. The time control of the event was 30 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.

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Final standings

Rk.SNo NameTypsexGrFEDRtgClub/CityPts. TB1  TB2  TB3  TB4  TB5 
129
Shubham, KumarIND1468BR852,55749,2507
224
Yashvi, JainF15wIND1474TG852,556,549,2507
34
Sathwik, D S S UIND1550AP851,556,549,5007
489
Vangala, PrashanthIND1347TG85054,548,0008
536
Gagan, SahuU15IND1454CT84751,546,0007
610
Kesavan, GIND1528TN7,554,559,547,5007
735
Mokshith, PasupuletyU15IND1457TG7,55054,543,5007
815
C, R RitvikIND1491TG7,547,55141,2506
960
Phani, KanuriIND1397AP7,546,55140,2507
1041
Aaditya, Ranjan SahuU13IND1444KA7,5454840,0007
1122
Subhash, Chandrama NaiduIND1480TG7,5444738,7507
1216
Baid, AravIND1489AP75457,541,5007
138
AIMMuthukumar, MukeshU13IND1532TN75255,539,5007
1454
Prithvi, SharmaIND1409HR7505440,0006
1531
Nijesh, RU11IND1463TN7505439,7506
1662
Ameya, Abhay ShrivastavaIND1395MH7495339,0007
1757
Ravi, PalsuleIND1406MP7495236,5007
18111
Patil, Shantanu SU15IND1301MH7495037,0006
1934
Parab, RishikeshIND1458GOA748,552,539,0007
20115
Shantharam, KS55IND1296KA748,55237,5007
2187
Abhinav, AnandU09IND1351KA74852,538,5007
2238
Andabatla, SatvikU13IND1451TG747,551,538,0006
2337
Arnav, PradhanU15IND1452TG7475138,5006
2463
Aditya, Narendra UkeyIND1391MH7475037,7506
2549
Divith, Reddy AdullaU07IND1420TG745,549,536,5006

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